The Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the Gujarat government to check the threat posed to the marine eco-system by ship breaking yards. Alang in Bhavnagar - which employs 25,000 people is

In a major shakeup, Environment Minister Suresh Prabhu has reconstituted several expert committees which give green clearance to new projects be they industry, infrastructure, power, mining or river

Hundreds of trees along National Highway 45 (NH 45) - from Chengalpattu to Tindivanam - are being felled indiscriminately as part of a scheme to convert the two-lane carriage to a four-lane one. At

Traditional fishermen in Kerala are up in arms against the Centre's decision to allow import of some marine products under the Open General

The newly built, 19-km road passing through the Corbett Tiger Reserve may be great news for tourism. But not so for leopards and tigers. Already four leopards have died on the road since March - all

The Union environment ministry will soon release a "transparent" policy to speed up environment clearance for various projects. It will consider concerns of environmentalists and efforts will be made

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said the Tamil Nadu State Government would support the efforts of the bleaching and dyeing units in Tiruppur and Karur to get six months time from the Supreme Court for

People living in the vicinity of the forests reserved for animals in Rajasthan would be given identity cards from the next month, an official spokesman announced here today. The state boasts of

The Health Ministry seems to have bitten off more than it can chew on the issue of banning gutka with a host of ministries opposing the move. An inter-ministerial meeting held last week revealed the

Chaos ruled in the Assembly yesterday over allegations of encroachment on forest land in Chikamagalur district, allegedly by prominent persons - including State Janata Dal president B.L. Shankar. The